Decorative bow for packages



1951 B. Y. JAMES 2,562,919

DECORATIVE BOW FOR PACKAGES Filed Aug. 13, 1945 INVENTOR. 5/7/ X z/d/Wfi BY y y, 55 ATTOENEK Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DECORATIVE BOW FOR PACKAGES Bill Y. James, Miami, Okla. I Application August 13, 1945 Serial No. 610,409

package encircling ribbon or other tying material.

It is fast becoming the practice to pre-form gift package wrapping and secure said wrapping in place by adhesive rather than through the medium of ribbon or string. To carry out the general packaging theme and to be consistent with the nature of pre-formed wrapping, it is desirable to provide a bow formed of paper or other sheet material, that may be printedor otherwise decorated to simulate fabric, and to impart to paper or the like, the appearance of cloth or fibrous substance from which expensive ribbons and cords have heretofore been made.

One of the important objects of this invention is, therefore, the provision of a decorative bow for packages, the initial form whereof is a flat blank of sheet material, capable of being folded and thereafter secured in place on a package or other article which the user desires to decorate.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a decorative bow of the aforementioned character, that may be struck from relatively large flat sheets of stock, and separated therefrom at the point of use by the person applying the bow, said bows in their flat form having areas of adhesive in spaced relation to define zones of interconnection that serve to hold the parts of the bow in place and the bow per se on the article to which it is attached.

Other objects of the invention include the unique manner of forming the decorative bow from a single sheet of material; the possibility of applying adhesive to but one side of the material to facilitate manufacture and handling;

and the quick and effective way in which the decorative article that serves the purpose of-conmade in accordance with a modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan stretch out view of the blank from which the bow illustrated in Fig. 4 is constructed.

The bow illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is formed from the blank shown in Fig. 3. This blank is struck from a relatively large sheet of flat material and a large number of blanks are formed in a single sheet of paper or other desired substance.

, ment by a number of narrow interconnecting ears ill, located at strategic points at the edges of the blank to the end that the operator may quickly remove the blank from its position forming a part of the sheet material, by breaking ears i0.

Transverse lines of fold l2 are indicated on the blank at points spaced inwardly from the ends of the blank itself. These lines of fold are at the narrowest portion of an area of adhesive M, which area is divided into two zones by said line of fold i2. Zone [6 is to the inner side of line l2 and zone I8 is between the line of fold i2 and the end of the blank.

A narrowed knot simulating portion 20 on the substantially medial line of the blank, has adhesive 22 on one side thereof to provide a zone of attachment to a package 24. An area of adhesive 26 is to each-side of zone 22 and trans- .verse lines 28 define the points of meeting of zones 22 and 26. These lines are followed in a manner more fully hereinafter set forth, when the portions 30 of the blank are rebent to create loops 32.

All of the adhesive is applied to one face of the blank and such art work as may be necessary, is printed or otherwise applied to both faces of the blank to render the bow attractive when it is aiiixed to package 24.

Assuming that the blank has been removed from the relatively large sheet of material from which it is struck and that the same is lying with the adhesive side up, the method of forming the bow is, as follows: End sections 34 constituting a part of the blank between lines of fold i2 and the ends thereof, are bent backwardly and downwardly around lines of fold [2 so that sections 34 lie against the faces of portions 30 that do not have adhesive thereon.

The second movement to create the bow is to present zone I6 against area 26 and through the use of the adhesive on said area, secure portion 30 in a looped, rebent condition. The length of either section 34 is greater than half the length of portion 30, and therefore, the end section will along one side thereof, may be fastened directly to package 24 to radiate from knot portion 20 to further present the appearance of a neatlyprepared package tied with ribbon. These strips of material as may be either rolled 'orrdrmed from large flat sheets of coloredlpaper.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the bow is of somewhat different form but basically the same sofar as its being cut from a relatively large, 'iiat'sheet of-material and held in place by ears 38 until it is the desire'o'fthe user to separate the-blank shown in Fig. 5 from the sheet of material.

In forming the blank, segregated a'reas-oi adhesive ts, 18 and 48 are applied to one face of the blank tope'rmi-t the creationof loops 5% and the securem'entoi end sections 52 and the bow per se to the package 54.

'In making the 'bow, portions 55 are rebent upon themselves to bring together adhesive-in areas and ii, whereupon the adhesive in'areas 5.48 and '48 is-usedto anchor the-bow in place.

Thus, it will be observedthat the knotportion 58 has end sections 52 radiating therefrom in the form of the bow shownin Fig. 4,'and that end sections wi l extend outwardly from knot 20 in that form of theb'ow illustrated in "Figs/land 2.

Strips of ribbon simulating material 60 may likewise be applied to package -5 l to complete the decoration thereof, when-a bow such asshown in Fig. 4 is employed.

It is obvious-from the foregoing that bows'of different forms and having diiferent a'pp'earances may be made without de'parting from the broad idea of cutting-the blanks from relatively large sheets of 'material'and thereafter removing the blanks and forming the bow loops as above described.

Having thus described the invention, whatis claimed as new and desired to besecured by Lettars Patent is:

1. A decorative bow for packages comprising an initially "flat body of'pliable sheet material having-adhesive thereon atpredetermined segregate-d areas; a plurality of rebent portions in the body, interconnecte'dat one end-'of-the rebent portions by certainof said areas of adhesive to form loops of a bow; and fiat 'endsec'tions'radiating from the interconnected ends of the'rebent portions.

2. A decorative bow for "packages comprising an initially fiat body *of thin, pliable sheet material having spacedap'art zones ofinterconnection indicated thereon; at least'a portion of certain of said zones beingiprovideki with'an adhesive coating; loops "formed in'the'material by rebending the sameu'pon itself between certain of the zones of interconnection; s'aid material being maintained in looped condition by sai'dad- 'hesive coated 'portion's ofr'ertain of said zones "and flat'end sections 'extendingoutwardly from the Zones of interconnection serving to hold together the ends of the rebent material forming said loops.

3. A decorative bow for packages comprising an initially flat body of thin pliable sheet material having spaced, apart zones of interconnection indicated thereon; adhesive on certain of said zones of interconnection; loops formed in thematerial by rebending the same upon itself between certain of the zones of 'interconnection and maintaining the material in looped condition by the adhesive on certain of the zones; and a flat end section extending outwardly from each of t hasaidcertain zones.

4. A decorative bow for packages comprising an'initially flat body of thin, pliable sheet materialhaving-spaced apart zones of interconnection indicated thereon; adhesive on certain of said zones of interconnection; loops formed in the material by rebending-the same upon itself between -'certain-of the zones of interconnection and maintainingthe'material in looped condition by the-adhesive oncertain of the zones; and a fiat-end sectionexte'nding outwardly from each interconnection and the adhesivethereon being between the interconnected ends-of the material of the said certain'zones, one of the said'zones of from which the loops are formed to "serve as -rnea'ns for affixing the bow inits operative position.

5. A decorative bow for packages comprising forming sections, and a substantially central knot portion, said loop forming sections being individually re-bent llIJOll'ilhEIllSGlVBS and their ends joined by two of the areas of adhesive when the body is termed into'a decorative bow, said end sections being extended outwardly from-the knot section when the'loops are formed.

6. A decorative bow for packages comprising an initially fiat-body of pliable sheet material having spaced apart areas of adhesive thereon and setting off end sections, at least two loops forming 'se'ction'aand'a-substantially central knot portion, said loop forming sections being indi "vidua'lly reben't upon themselves and their ends joine'dby two of the areas of adhesive'when the body is formedinto a decorative bow, said end sectionsbeingextended outwardlyfrom the knot section when-the loops are'iormed, one of the areas of adhesive being on the knot portion betweenthe-joined ends of the loop forming sectimes. I V I I BILL 'Y. JAIVFES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of 'recordin the OTHER REFERENCES Packaging Catalogue, 1941, page 1'76, Fig. 3.

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